Clinopodium douglasii

Clinopodium douglasii

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Clinopodium
Species:
C. douglasii
Binomial name
Clinopodium douglasii
(Benth.) Kuntze (1891)
Synonyms
  • Thymus douglasii Benth.(basionym)
  • Thymus chamissonis Benth.
  • Micromeria douglasii Benth.
  • Micromeria barbata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Micromeria chamissonis (Benth.) Greene
  • Satureja douglasii (Benth.) Briq.
  • "Satureja chamissonis" (Benth.) Epling & Játiva (nom. inval.)
  • "Hesperothymus douglasii" (Benth) A. Doroszenko (nom. inval.)

Clinopodium douglasii, (synonym Micromeria douglasii), yerba buena, or Oregon tea is a rambling aromatic herb of western and northwestern North America, ranging from British Columbia southwards to Southern California and from the Pacific coast eastwards to western Montana. The plant takes the form of a sprawling, mat-forming perennial. The name "yerba buena" derives from Spanish for "good herb" and is applied to various other plants.